diff --git a/piker/tsp/_history.py b/piker/tsp/_history.py
index 0e75162f..d1a68e4c 100644
--- a/piker/tsp/_history.py
+++ b/piker/tsp/_history.py
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ from piker.brokers import NoData
 from piker.accounting import (
     MktPair,
 )
-from piker.log import get_logger
+from piker.log import (
+    get_logger,
+    get_console_log,
+)
 from ..data._sharedmem import (
     maybe_open_shm_array,
     ShmArray,
@@ -1386,6 +1389,10 @@ async def manage_history(
         engages.
 
     '''
+    get_console_log(
+        name=__name__,
+        level=loglevel,
+    )
     # TODO: is there a way to make each shm file key
     # actor-tree-discovery-addr unique so we avoid collisions
     # when doing tests which also allocate shms for certain instruments